Statement:
My art emphasizes bright colors and bold composition, to depict the patterning that I see in all of reality. As a professional artist for over forty years, my aim is to capture the spirit of a place or scene. My watercolors portray landscapes and townscapes, in an effort to capture the beauty of everyday life and of nature. The great American regional artists of the first half of the twentieth century, Japanese art, and the Post-Impressionists and Expressionists all have inspired me. The intent of my style is a fresh and optimistic look at scenes that delight our senses, and that stimulate our capacity for wonder before the world around us.
Biography:
Bro Halff is a North Dakota and Hawaii artist who is known for his watercolors and poetry. Born in 1946, he was raised in Dallas, Texas, and has lived in Texas, Washington, D.C., Kansas City, the Bahamas, Spain, Peru, Baltimore, Malibu, San Diego, Hawaii, and Bismarck, ND. Since 1972, he has pursued a career of writing, in several genres, including lyrical and visual poetry, and of painting and sculpting. His visual poetry fuses linguistic, visual, and sculptural elements into beautiful artworks, which give each poem a spatial reality. The central theme of his lyrical poetry is the celebration of human diversity and of nature. His watercolors depict, with radiant colors and bold composition, rural, urban, and small-town America. His art has been shown in over 230 exhibits throughout the country and has published 6 art and poetry books inspired by his time in North Dakota, Hawaii, and San Diego. Mr. Halff currently resides in Bismarck, North Dakota and on Kaua’i, in Hawaii.
